I Leave You Love. I Leave You

I Leave You Love. I Leave You Hope. I Leave You The Challenge Of Developing Confidence In One Another. I Leave You Respect For The Use Of Power. I Leave You Faith. I Leave You Racial Dignity.

We Have A Powerful Potential In Our Youth, And We Must Have The Courage To Change Old Ideas And Practices So That We May Direct Their Power Toward Good Ends.

I Have Had More Than Half A Century Of Such Happiness. A Great Deal Of Worry And Sorrow, Too, But Never A Worry Or A Sorrow That Was Not Offset By A Purple Iris, A Lark, A Bluebird, Or A Dewy Morning Glory.

For I Am My Mother's Daughter, And The Drums Of Africa Still Beat In My Heart.

You White Folks Have Long Been Eating The White Meat Of The Chicken. We Negroes Are Now Ready For Some Of The White Meat Instead Of The Dark Meat.